The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Brigadier-General William Albert Matheny

Matheny, William Albert

Brigadier-General

* 5th of July 1902

† 8th of August 1973

(USAAF/USAF)

Promotions

1942-01-05 Lieutenant-Colonel (Temporary)
1942-02-01 Lieutenant-Colonel (Army of the United States)
1942-03-01 Colonel (Army of the United States)(Air Corps)
1943-02-22 Colonel (Army of the United States)
1943-11-10 Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)
1946-05-02 Major

Service

1941-01-XX 1942-04-XX Commanding Officer 1st Reconnaissance Squadron
1942-05-01 1943-08-XX Commanding Officer 307th Bombardment Group [Guadalcanal]
1943-08-10 1945-01-XX Commanding Officer 13th Bomber Command [Guadalcanal]
1945-03-XX 1945-08-XX Deputy Commanding General for Flexible Gunnery, Air Training Command
1945-08-XX 1945-09-XX Attached to the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations & Training, Headquarters US Army Air Forces
1945-09-XX 1946-09-XX Chief of the Commitments Division, Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations & Training, Headquarters US Army Air Forces
1947-07-24 1948-01-XX Deputy Commanding General 12th Air Force
1947-07-24 1948-01-XX Chief of Staff, 12th Air Force
Member of the Joint US Military Advisory & Planning Group to Greece
1949-09-XX 1950-01-XX Chief of Staff, Eastern Defense Division, Continental Air Command
1950-01-05 1951-02-XX Commanding Officer 28th Air Division
1951-03-25 1953-06-XX Commanding Officer 34th Air Division
1953-06-XX 1957-09-XX Commanding General 31st Air Division
1957-XX-XX Chief of Staff, Allied Air Forces in Northern Europe
1959-07-XX Retired
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